MLS

FT Saturday, July 5, 2025
Chicago Fire FC WWLLW 1
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FC Cincinnati DLWWW 2
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TQL Stadium · 25,513 att. · MLS Season Pass

Match Report

FC Cincinnati sweep Fire, move into first place in East

Despite missing three regular starters, host FC Cincinnati outlasted the Chicago Fire 2-1 on Saturday night to take sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
10
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
4
53.1
Possession
46.9
15
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
401
Accurate Passes
374
460
Passes
423
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
0
24
Crosses
7
0.1
Cross %
0.0
43
Long Balls
52
26
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
7
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
7
20
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
8
Interceptions
9
15
Effective Clearances
38
15
Clearances
38

Head to Head

CIN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 29Lukas EngelCD-L
  4. 2Alvas PowellCD-R
  5. 20Pavel BuchaCM-L
  6. 27Tah AnungaCM-R
  7. 10EvanderAM
  8. 23Luca OrellanoLM
  9. 91DeAndre YedlinRM
  10. 9Kévin DenkeyCF-L
  11. 85Kei KamaraCF-R

CHI · 4-3-3

  1. 25Jeff GalG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 5Samual RogersCD-R
  4. 15Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 2Leonardo BarrosoRB
  6. 22Mauricio PinedaCM
  7. 17Brian GutiérrezLM
  8. 35Sergio OregelRM
  9. 9Hugo CuypersF
  10. 19Jonathan BambaLF
  11. 11Philip ZinckernagelRF

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
  2. 50' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Chicago Fire FC 0. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evander following a fast break.
  3. 53' Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 55' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Chicago Fire FC 1. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
  5. 68' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Kei Kamara.
  6. 73' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brad Smith replaces Luca Orellano.
  7. 73' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
  8. 73' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Leonardo Barroso.
  9. 76' Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 83' Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 83' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Sergio Oregel.
  12. 83' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Omari Glasgow replaces Jonathan Bamba.
  13. 90' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Evander.
  14. 90' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Corey Baird replaces Kévin Denkey.
  15. 90'+4' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Sam Williams replaces Philip Zinckernagel because of an injury.
  16. 90'+7' Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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